About
I’m Zhibin You. My research interests center on galaxy formation and evolution, particularly the dark matter content of low-mass galaxies and the properties of galactic halo gas. I hope to use stellar kinematics to constrain how dark matter is distributed within faint galaxies, and absorption-line spectroscopy to explore the structure of halo gas and its role in galaxy evolution.
I currently work with Professor Dennis Zaritsky as a research assistant at Steward Observatory, University of Arizona, using Binospec integral-field spectra to study the dynamics of ultra-diffuse galaxy pairs.
Research at a glance
Ultra-diffuse galaxies
Redshifts and dynamics of ultra-diffuse galaxy pairs from Binospec integral-field spectra.
Stellar kinematics
Intrinsic velocity dispersions of Milky Way satellites from small samples of stars.
Halo gas
Ca II and Na I absorption tracing small-scale structure in the Milky Way halo.
Contact
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